On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 09:39:19AM +1200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > Hi > > I just found out that the reason why our PC's are unable to ftp to the > outside (internet) is because they are behind a masquarading firewall. I > have tried passive mode but that did not seem to work... so i guess the > next option is to put a ftp proxy on the firewall. Has anyone had this > problem? Is there an easier way then setting up a ftp proxy? >
To FTP from behind a masquerading firewall requires that the masquerading machine be configured to allow it. If the firewall is a Linux box using the kernel's masquerading features, the firewall administrator needs to load the `ip_masq_ftp' module; other firewalls will require other measures. Using a conventional ftp proxy typically requires using SOCKS-aware clients, which may not be possible depending on the client operating system and specific clients required. John P. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Oh - I - you know - my job is to fear everything." - Bill Gates in Denmark
